Male twin figure "ere ibeji" · Nigeria, Yoruba, Oyo, Ilobu · ID: 3040465
Description
wood, rich reddish brown shiny patina, encrustations with camwood powder, metal bracelet (strongly corroded), one string with coconut discs and one with miniature glass beads, peculiar flat facial features: pointed prolongation of the forehead forming the short nose bridge, metal tags pupils missing, coiffure in two lobes with recess in the centre, slightly dam., missing parts through insect caused damage (base), abrasion (coiffure on the backside)
The object Male twin figure “ere ibeji” with the object ID 3040465 was last part of the auction 83rd Tribal Art Auction at May 28, 2016 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 305 achieved a sales price of EUR 450.
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Comparing literature
Polo, Fausto, Enzyklopädie der Ibeji, 2008, ill. 393